You can barely see the red band above the eye on this grouse. But then, I am aways confused about the differences between ptarmigan and grouse. A friend of mine who knows about birds showed me photos of each, and pointed at the red band over the eye. He told me to look at the wing feathers during the summer, since these are different from one species to the other.

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Last edited by Ray; 10/21/16.